PSC 100 Questions and Answers Already Graded A
PSC 100 Questions and Answers Already Graded A 1.The first explorer(s) to accurately map and document the geographic features of present day Nevada was/were: Fremont 2.The concept of Manifest Destiny involved the idea that the United States had a duty and obligation to inhabit all land lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans 3. The first two groups of English speakers to enter the Great Basin for a signicant amount of time were led by Jedediah Smith and Peter Skene Ogden 4. What was the name of the route that became the primary emigrant route across Nevada? The Humboldt Trail 5. What was the first permanent settlement in Nevada? Mormon Station (later called Genoa) 6. According to the historian quoted in Chapter One (James Hulse), Nevada's history began as a struggle to exploit the resources of the land as rapidly as possible 7. Which of the following is NOT true about John C Fremont and the Fremont Expedition? he was the first Euro-American to see the Humbolt River 8. The first English speaking parties that entered and explored the Great Basin were primarily interested in fur trapping 1. Which one of the following was NOT a motivating factor of the bill to establish Nevada, Nebraska, and Colorado as states? the Union needed Nevada's silver 2. President Abraham Lincoln appointed the first Territorial Governor for the new Nevada Terroritory. He was: James W. Nye 3. Why was the Nevada Constitution wired to Washington, D.C. at great expense? in order to get it accepted before the 1864 national elections 4. What action did the Nevada Territorial government take on gambling? they made gambling illegal in Nevada 5. The Nevada Terrority became a State on October 31,________ 1864 6. Both the 1863 and 1864 versions of the Nevada Constitution were based on the constitution of which state? California 7. Nevada's 1863 Constitution was defeated by the voters due to concerns about a mining tax and William Stewart's role in the new government 8. Which one of the following is NOT a reason why Congress was able to establish a separate Nevada territory in 1861? the assassination of Abraham Lincoln provided an opportunity to create a separate territory without
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